1. Post-Cold War NATO Expansion
Debate in Favor and Against
(based on Zoltan Barany’s 2003 book)

2. The Debate: Arguments Supporting the Enlargement
Cost-benefit: cheap
Fostering democracy
Beneficial for the Alliance and the United States
Enhances security of Eastern Europe
Good/ beneficial for Russia

3. The Debate: Arguments Against the Enlargement
Cost-benefit: expensive
Unnecessary
Democratization vs. security business
Flare-ups of historically traditional animosities
Antagonizing Russia
EU vs. NATO (or EU, not NATO)
Militarily makes little sense (also from capabilities perspective)
Where will it end?

4. NATO Enlargement: Round Two
Arguments against:
-- Lessons from the first round
-- Unprepared candidates
-- Leave expansion to the EU
Arguments in support:
-- A new NATO should have an open door
-- NATO should expand where there is a deficit of security
-- Geostrategic reasoning
-- Russia